Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whoshowrunner Russell T Davies reveals that the regeneration between David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa in the 60th - day of remembrance special " The Giggle " was almost a much more visually chaotic and red sequence than what would be find out on screen . The final episode brought the show ’s milestone jubilation to a close , as Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor battled the Toymaker ( Neil Patrick Harris ) over the fate of the human race . In the final act of " The Giggle , " the Fourteenth Doctor is shot by a beam of galvanic radiation , but rather than changing into his Fifteenth incarnation ( Gatwa ) , the Doctor is divided into two beingness by the fabled bismuth - propagation , as both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth doctor stand together .
WithDoctor Who ’s disgraceful sixtieth - anniversary bi - genesis twisttaking audiences by surprise , Davies expose more detail about it with manufacturer Phil Collinson and Tennant duringBBC iPlayer ’s " The Giggle " commentary . He said the sequence could have almost had a more drastic visualisation . When talk over the back - and - forward on how they institute the bismuth - generation to aliveness , Collinson state that the detachment would have ab initio seen the two doctor physically torn asunder in the process , something Davies and Collinson concord would have been too wild . mark off out Davies , Collinson , and Tennant ’s full account below :
Russell T Davy : " Oh my god , the fussing over this special core was … "
David Tennant : " Was it difficult ? "
Phil Collinson : " Oh , it was really difficult . Well , this particular nip , as well . It ’s quite funny . It ’s like a bubble , is n’t it ? Like an amoeba . And there were variation where you kind of ripped apart . "
Davies:“It was too violent ! "
Collinson : " Some violence . "
Davies : " It was too liquid sometimes . It was … It was too thin . "
Collinson : " I wanted to put a pop bob on , but they would n’t allow me . "
Why A Calmer Regeneration Works Best ForDoctor Who’s 60th-Anniversary Storyline?
Doctor Whohas encounter several re-formation processes where the transformation has induce arrant chaos — sometimes for dependable and sometimes for worse . In Tennant ’s final Tenth Doctor risky venture , " The End of Time , " the Time Lord regenerates inside the TARDIS after a farewell spell , leading to the vessel sustain heavy damage from the regeneration energy , sending it crashing into a garden in the village of Leadworth , and require time to recreate . Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor would weaponize this energy against a Dalek saucer in " The Time of the Doctor , " and Peter Capaldi ’s Twelfth Doctor would also damage the TARDIS in his re-formation , which left Jodie Whittaker ’s Thirteenth Doctor separated from her ship .
The final Doctor Who anniversary particular , " The Giggle , " is a regeneration story like no other - and its ending sets up some tremendous adventures .
With so many violent , destructive regenerations , the handover between Tennant and Gatwa not only mark a welcome change , but it works well for the tale " The Giggle " and priorDoctor Who60th - anniversary special . The Fourteenth Doctor is face with the question of why he is still running and not take the time to come to term with his previous travel , which bi - regeneration will allow as the Fifteenth Doctor stay on the adventure . As such , the two Doctors use up a minute to work together and compartmentalize these two phases of their lives by pushing each other apart is a meet encapsulation of what this moment means for the Doctor .
Bi - propagation is a never - before - seen scenario that has raised dozens of interrogation about what the future ofDoctor Whocould be . As such , not only is a more peaceable process fitting with the 60th - anniversary special ' story but having a less violent interval between Tennant and Gatwa allowed audience to be to the full scandalise by the bare import rather than its visuals . WhileGatwa’sDoctor Whoadventures will begin in the Christmas special , bi - generation will stay one of the show ’s polar moment .
Doctor Who : The Giggleis available on Disney+ for external audiences , and BBC iPlayer for UK viewer .
Source : BBC iPlayer
